Collar-button.



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. a b thenumeralw t `Beitlmovvn thatl FREDER h h h recess which d l PHE, "a itizerfof*the` UnitedStates, esidh ,we "ltoiextend"transversely,through a ing at Aurora, inthecountya;of-Kaneijand` vL-theybutto les heqheadgll-jisextended 60 State 0f I11110S5 have:iZiYQIl'vedscertainA 118W .zdQWIlWe'rilly lives;*inwardlywnearits anduseful Improvemeritsfin:Collarfluttons;i4 lower:[end:as` clearlygshown 11 in 3`Fig`ll.z land I do hereby declare the followinglt'lobe a Formedmlaterallyof the `shank 81 are the ears i fullgxclear,andafexact description of fthegin 12Whicharedesignedltowbe bentronlsthe r vention, such as will enable othersskilled infie-ih` dotted lines `asshovvn in Fig. 2 to overlie the 65 the artl towhich'it appertans to` make and shank, thereby increasing the. thickness i usethe same. i a thereof and forming smooth `lateral edges` This invention `relatestonevvan rthereof which Will prevent abutton from improvements incollar'buttons and h X tearing theends of a button hole on either i t t its objectthe provision-of suchga,device` the bandorcollar. s 70 Which-is adaptedfor use in holding thecol-` It `Will be apparent `from the Yforegoing t lar in" position on theshirt band. y a that When it is desired Ato "make use of my i Another object off my invention 1s` the Y improved collarbutton, the same is inserted p `provision of such a `device which may-be `ln'the buttonhole in theusual manner with i i y constructed of asingle `sheet `of material, thedownwardly extending portion 11 onthe 75 Y `2Q thereby eliminating considerable ofgthejexs" outsidethereof` and the lateral extensionsvr' pense `entailed inthe manufacture4 ofthe lyingl parallelfwith the `upper and `lower i ordinary collar button.` l h u y .edges of the collar band. Thecollar is then A further object of `my inventionislthe `placedfon in theiusualway vand it `will be?` a i i provision of such a device which will re-A a, clearlylseen that the upper'edges of the but-80 main in the buttonhole at all times, thereby ton holes @3- and fvvill lie in the trough preventing loss and other"incon,venience's\ formed-betyveen-the member9 andthe `main f occurring in the use of the ordinary type of" body portion 6 thereby preventing said colf collar button. t i Y 1r llar from becoming `'loosened and slipping i H `Withthe-abo've andotherfobjectsinview' from its-position.` a f 30` Irwill now proeeedto` describe my .invention It Will belclearly seen that' with my iminthe following specification and accomprovedcollar button thatthe same Willstay t `panying -draWings, in,vv,hich-` h j L p in itsfposition inthe shirtuntilremoved by t Figure 1 is a sectional view ofa collar theuser, and alsothatalcollarmay be put i band and collar showing my improved Vcolin place With much lessinconvenienceand a 90 85 lar button in place, Fig.2 isaview jofa great saving,oftime.` i i t i t,

blank 4from Which my improved collar but-I` `While in the -vforegoinglhave shown and uw ton is made, Fig. 3 is a rearvievv of my imdescribed the preferredembodiment of my proved collar Lbutton showing samefasit `"invention, I [vvish` it to` be understood that I would vappear in itsl completed form,i-andn `may make suchlchanges in the construction, 95 'Fig 4 is a transverse sectional'view through arrangement `and combination "of parts as the shank of the button. i YWill fall Within the scope of the claims ap-` Referring to drawings by characters ofjppended. 'i i* 'l i i reference, Indicates an ordinary shirth'av-*H` What isolamedjis: i i i 'l ing secured theretothe usual neck bandf` y t `1. VAcollar button constructedzfrom asin- 10 Thisvneck band is provided With theusual t' gle blank of sheet metalcomprising a shank, i Abutton hole 3 which is adapted to registerl ears extending laterally fromftheshank, a With thebuttonhole 4 formed in the` collar y base formed on one end ofthe shank anda indicated-bythenumeral; 1, 2 `head formed on the opposite endof (the i My improved' collar button preferably g shank, the `base beingbent to extend at right 105 BQ comprises base ShavingJfrmed integrally angles to the shank, the ears` being bentto therewith andextendingflaterally therefrom overlie the shank to increase'its thiclnie'ssI the arms 7. f angularly extendingwre-I fand also being designed tofprevent Wearon duced shank 8 is formedeintegrally'; with the' the ends ofthe button holefin `which 'the de- Y a `body portion 6, and iscentrallyflocated with vice is used, thefhe'ad beinggbentupvvardly 119 g5 rrelation thereto. This" shankjislpreferably vina plane fparallel tothe base and then back" be Pwwdl as' BMW e* 9 and there `uwe wel. to form a shoulder, mammie.

ing portion of the head being curved inwardly toward its free terminal.

2. A collar button constructed of a blank of flat metal comprising a relatively broad base, a shank of less width than the base formed centrally of the longitudinal eX- tremities thereof, the shank being formed on one of the lateral edges of the base and being bent to extend at right anglesthereto, ears formed on the lateral edges of the shank, said ears being bent back and overlying the shank to increase the thickness thereof and form smooth lateral edges thereon to prevent wear on the collar button hole, a head formed on the end of the shank opposite the base, said head being rst bent upwardly to extend in a .plane parallel to the base and then back upon itself to form a shoulder on the end of the shank and an inwardly curved lower portion at the free end vofthe head to engage the collar below the FREDERICK A. SUTPHEN.

Witnesses:

W. J. GOLDEN,- J. E. MINARD'.

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